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http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/motherhood-age-limit-163000402.html
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2 \. F! q: c% }6 T Z, C+ eHow old is too old when it comes to being a mother? Is 45 pushing it? How about 50? At what point is the capacity to nurture a child weakened or lessened by the fact of a woman's age, if at all?
$ |8 q/ B2 y5 v5 Y3 S ~) q4 \A recent interview with an older mother in Britain (via The Daily Telegraph ) offers an interesting take on the debate about age and motherhood, in particular whether there should be an age limit when it comes to choosing the option of IVF.
& e) f- P) k7 [4 M* fThe person who's saying there should be a cap: 61-year-old Susan Tollefson, a.k.a. "Britain's oldest mother." ! \- ]1 V H. e" e i7 r
In 2008, Tollefson underwent IVF treatment at a Russian clinic. Using an egg from a donor and her partner's sperm, she went on to become pregnant at the very ripe old age of 57 and gave birth to a healthy daughter, Freya. % d" H' @" j2 s5 ]; g( z
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